Great Video. A little trick to prevent the sleeve from rotating or even coming out of the concrete at some point is to drill a hole through the pvc down low where it is embedded in concrete. Run a piece of rebar or pipe through this hole so that it extends out on both sides of the pvc. This will prevent it from rotating later on. Don't put the hole too high on the pvc or you can't slide the flag pole in properly.
Thank you SO much for making this video! I bought the same flag pole but I have never installed one before. We'll be doing a Jurassic Park flag and a Superman flag in memory of our 4.5 year old son Mikey we lost during heart surgery in June of 2019. Thanks again!!!!
If your telescopic Flag pole gets stuck? Pour water down into the joint to loosen up, of the dirt and sand in the joint 👉👉 WORKS EVERY TIME! with a band jar opener to. Then hand tight only ! 👍👍
I applaud you for displaying our great American Flag. I to have bought the same kit as you have, and plan to install mine the same as you. Thank you for your video!! Proud American!!
Great video Ray I installed my flagpole same way you did . I watched the video 2 or 3 times and the installation went rather easy . Thank you for taking the time to make a video like this , it was very helpful . Thank you .
Appreciate you for making this video. God bless you and have a wonderful day!!! It looks great and I will be putting ours up at our new forever home soon ☺ 🇺🇲 🖖
I got my flag pole for $49 at Harbor Freight looks and works the exactly the same as that one. But with out the light. But after googling flag light attachment i got one for 29.00 So total of 78.00. And yes that flag pole works great.
@APE I guess i got lucky then... my harbor fright on was out 2018 when hurrican Rosa hit Yuma Arizona winds was over 60mph at times. lucky for me mine never bent. (the flag its self did rip)
How deep on the ground rod and what are you using to bond the ground rod to the pole, if I may ask, Sir? #12 wire? Nothing too bad around here. The occasional lightning storm from hell several times a year here in Jeffersonville Indiana. Better safe than sorry. But then you have differences of potential between the power co neutral and the pole grounding. As long as it goes to earth ground. Better than nothing (?) What about this thing flying away, or someone ripping it down? A two year old can lift this thing out of the ground.
The pvc pole is 24" deep, the concrete is all i used to keep the poles together. The idea is to be able to remove the pole in severe weather or high winds. You want to be able to pull it out easily when needed.
We have a Stand Flag pole that is about two months old. Installation went well. Ours has pins that we have to put in every section when puting it up and take out of every section when taking it down. We have to line the holes up and that is not easy! Right now it's down because we can't line up the pin for the second section. Not much fun. Other than that when it's up the American and Trump flag look great in the day. Our stand light doesn't work well either.
Very nice. Thank you for showing the night view. Will look at your link to Amazon. Really like how you demonstrated the ground install and flag raise using the telescopeIng feature and the removal. Flags are good size. Also liked the flower bed idea. How did your impatience flowers do during the summer? Our sun is too intense for Impatiences without lots of shade. Really nice and informative video. 😊😊😊
Thanks for the comments. The impatients did ok, but this year I will probably go a different route. I went on vacation for a week and when i returned they were fried due to no rain.
Great job sir. I like the light on top, and I was almost going to buy one, but if the flag was blowing in the wind, the light wouldn't illuminate the flag sufficiently.
Nice video Ray. I don't know if you live near Danora, or Monongahela Pa. That's where my family is from. We live in AZ now but a bunch of cousins are still in Pa.
I have the same flag you installed. It worked good for about a month. Then it started falling down. It wouldn’t catch when you twist it, it would just keep turning. It’s standing out there about 6 foot tall, no flags on it of course. So I will never purchase that kind again.
Yes, the plastic tabs inside are weak. There is one in the cemetary I have had to rebuild 3 times now over the past 8 years and it's only put up 3 times a year. Titan brand.... flagpolefarm.com sells the replacement parts.
@@wolfgrizzer I'm just going to try and glue old bicycle inner tube tire material around each coupling with that weatherproof Gorilla Glue. I can get mine down and keep it whole dropping top down catching the flag unclasping it before it hits the ground then store it on the side of the house if there's bad weather.
Very nice video thank you I don’t find the link on my cell phone. Can you tell me where you bought it and does it look solid and durable? Thank you so much.
It has some nice flex in it. I have not taken it down in any weather yet but if you get a lot of high winds over 65 mph i would stil with a solid pole. But that is if you do not want to take it out when it get that windy
Should I get a thicker pvc pipe or is the one they send sufficient? Will only be leaning an inch or 2 above ground. Thanks. Diameter is so of pole so I can get PVC. It’s the collapsible one like this.
The pvc pipe that is supplied with the pole is sufficient to use. I would only heave 1 " above ground. I went deeper and used a schedule 40 attachment to add depth just for security. However it is not needed. Although they suggest back fill dirt and sand. I would thing if you use the supplied pcv pipe and you use concrete. You will be fine. My video was overkill on the process. Good luck.
What an awesome idea. So how long is the sleeve on the extended PVC pipe? I guess my concern is that the designated sleeve wouldn't be buried enough. Any advice?
The extension piece I cut was 13 inches. The top piece would be buried enough l, and you would have no concern if you used PVC glue to bond the too together. Thanks for asking.
I don't have that much trust in PVC extending that far above concrete. best to have concrete to within an inch of the top of the PVC to prevent the PVC from breaking.
@@wolfgrizzer I do not get much wind. However the pole says it can withstand winds upto 120mph. I would not trust that. But should handle your regular winds.
@@raysway6050 Mine is in concrete 30" deep, within an inch of the top of the PVC. I got the collar, sits on the concrete to hide the little bit of exposed PVC. I have 2 flags on mine. Had 45 mph wind gusts a few days ago. challenging working in the yard.
Not really. There is a side load pressure on those poles like you wouldn't believe when the wind gets really blowing with two flags up there 17-25 feet. Most of us don't have time to baby sit them and take them in every time the wind comes up and we might not be home anyway. I have a Tele-Pole which are very heavy duty telescoping aluminum tubes. My holding pipe is in that deep and has worked well. I'm getting new parts delivered today after 20 years of use. They've ditched the plastic flag holder rings for steel ones with a bearing inside. The plastic ones will work well for years and years but will finally break--usually the top one on a two flag pole.
@@David-oh3rh I have one of those telescoping aluminum poles too and it's worked quite well for a long time many years but finally some of the joints quit locking so I just taped them and you're right about the plastic Rings mine didn't break but they started binding to the aluminum even with some dry silicone spray. And it gets pretty windy here at times 60+ mph gusts, and I worry about my pole snapping so I usually take it all down. But I put a PVC tube that the bottom of the flagpole fits perfectly in, so I just lift the whole thing out and put it away. I also have one of those round flag pole solar lights that's worked really great for at least 6-8 years now with same batteries! 👍💪 FYI: my flag is flying upside down since the Trump decision to show we are in deep distress as a nation
So I did an 18 by 18-inch for my telescopic flagpole, which is 25 feet high, but I've noticed it pitches & rolls when it's windy. How can i stabilize it from moving? Should the boot & cover help?
I should pitch in windy days. You can either lower one section on windy days to reduce the sway. But. I just let it fly at 25ft all the time. I do not worry about it on windy days. I had no problems so far
why wouldnt you just use one piece of pvc instead of joining two together? and you measured 7 inches from the top of the level...not the bottom....does that mattere?
The pvc pipe that comes with the pole is not a standard size. I used the extension just to get more pipe below ground for strength and durability bucause of the loise ground of tge raised flower bed. The extension inside diameter is smaller than the pole
To fly half staff you would put the flag in the second flag position. Since, I fly two flags I would need to remove the second flag. Thanks for asking.
I clicked your 499th "like" for your video. Came across it because I am shopping for a 25 foot telescoping flagpole. How do you lock it in place to prevent theft?
Well it was made to be removable. I did not consider theft. I would suggest drilling a 3/8" hole in the bottom pole section that you can run a cable lock through and attach it to an eye bolt that you can insert in the concrete base before it sets.
@@raysway6050 I would say it was about a 16th of an inch gap. I cut a piece of the original sleeve off and slide it down one side and it fit perfectly, nice and snug now.
I had that issue once. I sprayed wd40 and let it sit be easy with it because it is mesdy Ny when you pit it bCk up it will get everywhere. Do not twist or pkace your hands on the plactic section piece. You may wNt to get another person twist the bottom section while the other twists the upper section. Again, hands need to be on the pole itself. Good luck. Let me know if it worked.
How many section come down? Just one? You deffentntly should not twist tight using the plactistic collars. Try to tighten about 2 to three inches above and below the plastic section collars.
No I had one in Tucson az it blue down tin the first strong wind ,bent where it came out of the ground ended up buying a heave duty 3 section 2o ft pole
No, the directions only require a 12 in wide hole and 18 in deep. Back filled with sand. However on Ray's Way I do things differently and want to make sure the pole is securely in place.
Sorry about that. The video was mainly on how to install the pole. However. There are no ropes to raise or lower. There are three clips pre-installed that you clip the flag to as you raise each section you twist to tighten as you go to each section. I show this at the end of my video when I am raising the flag.
I have not had any issues with where retention. I do not see how it would hurt to drill a hole. However. If the sleeve impeded completely in concrete the water will have no place to go. If it leaves to stone or sand it will drain
Great video! Thank you for reminding people to put a light on their flags if they’re flying at night.
Great Video. A little trick to prevent the sleeve from rotating or even coming out of the concrete at some point is to drill a hole through the pvc down low where it is embedded in concrete. Run a piece of rebar or pipe through this hole so that it extends out on both sides of the pvc. This will prevent it from rotating later on. Don't put the hole too high on the pvc or you can't slide the flag pole in properly.
Good idea
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common sense , but worth menthoning
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Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate the proper way to install a flag pole. GOD Bless!
Good job Ray nice and straight and inline with the house great idea with the fence post cap
Thank you SO much for making this video! I bought the same flag pole but I have never installed one before. We'll be doing a Jurassic Park flag and a Superman flag in memory of our 4.5 year old son Mikey we lost during heart surgery in June of 2019.
Thanks again!!!!
So sorry for your loss. I could not even imagine what you had to go through. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Only like Luther King with you I mean you basketball have a game players and white. Blade games
The fence cap for the sleeve if you remove it is a great idea
If your telescopic Flag pole gets stuck? Pour water down into the joint to loosen up, of the dirt and sand in the joint 👉👉 WORKS EVERY TIME! with a band jar opener to. Then hand tight only ! 👍👍
@426superbee4 Thanks for the tip
I applaud you for displaying our great American Flag. I to have bought the same kit as you have, and plan to install mine the same as you. Thank you for your video!! Proud American!!
Glad you liked the video and have chosen to fly old glory. I solute your patriotism.
How are these poles holding up?
@@ryangibson1900 Flag is flying high and proud. Pole is holding up well with no complaints at this point. The light is operating like new as well
@@ryangibson1900 So far so good. How about yours?
@@Danny66G1 setting up mine today. I bought It from harbor freight but looks like the exact same pole. Hopefully it holds for a while! :)
Very helpful video! No fluff! Straight to the point!
Big O Thank You! 😉👍
Thanks for the video. Just got my flagpole and going to set it in the ground this weekend. Very good instructions.
Great video Ray I installed my flagpole same way you did . I watched the video 2 or 3 times and the installation went rather easy . Thank you for taking the time to make a video like this , it was very helpful . Thank you .
I am happy you felt the video was helpful.
I just bought a 30ft pole thanks for your advice and ideas on installing it!
Thanks for watching.
Appreciate you for making this video. God bless you and have a wonderful day!!! It looks great and I will be putting ours up at our new forever home soon ☺ 🇺🇲 🖖
Thanks and good luck and enjoy your forever home.
Nice job, looks great. God bless America.
Thank you for the compliment.
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Great video! Going to install one next week just in time for Independence Day.
I got my flag pole for $49 at Harbor Freight looks and works the exactly the same as that one. But with out the light.
But after googling flag light attachment i got one for 29.00 So total of 78.00.
And yes that flag pole works great.
@APE I guess i got lucky then... my harbor fright on was out 2018 when hurrican Rosa hit Yuma Arizona winds was over 60mph at times. lucky for me mine never bent. (the flag its self did rip)
does harbor freight aluminum pole? 11 inch gauge would like to know thank you.
@@peacefromraineydaze5289 That i dont know sorry, But it held up in hurricane Rosa. (the flag did not) but the pole did.
Nice work. Beautiful piece of property.
ThNks for watching
Awesome Job, after watching this, I think I might buy one myself, Thank you !
Just got my Roosevelt pole. Tucson, I have some God fearing Lighting. So I am using a ground rod and copper ground. This is my first flag in 61 years.
How deep on the ground rod and what are you using to bond the ground rod to the pole, if I may ask, Sir? #12 wire? Nothing too bad around here. The occasional lightning storm from hell several times a year here in Jeffersonville Indiana. Better safe than sorry.
But then you have differences of potential between the power co neutral and the pole grounding. As long as it goes to earth ground. Better than nothing (?)
What about this thing flying away, or someone ripping it down? A two year old can lift this thing out of the ground.
The pvc pole is 24" deep, the concrete is all i used to keep the poles together. The idea is to be able to remove the pole in severe weather or high winds. You want to be able to pull it out easily when needed.
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congratulations You have done a nice job! thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. God Bless Our Beautiful and mighty nation "The USA"
Thanks for watching. More videos are in the works
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Thank You for the video! It looks great. We plan on installing ours tomorrow (Memorial Day).
Every video gets better and better
Nice idea on the fence pole cap!
I love this video of the flag mr.ray
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍
Hey, cool video! I’m doing mine today. Good call with the flower bed; my wife likes it. God bless!
We have a Stand Flag pole that is about two months old. Installation went well. Ours has pins that we have to put in every section when puting it up and take out of every section when taking it down. We have to line the holes up and that is not easy! Right now it's down because we can't line up the pin for the second section. Not much fun. Other than that when it's up the American and Trump flag look great in the day. Our stand light doesn't work well either.
Thank you I have ordered my flag I love your video
Thank you and Thanks for watching. Enjoy your flag.
Careful with the flags from touching ground
Good job good sir
Just got one of these for my flags. PA here as well!!
Thank you Mr Ray ,Great Video and Learning.
Well Done Sir! l love the Fence cap idea, l will use it!
Nice job Ray!
Thank you for video
Thanks for watching.
Very nice. Thank you for showing the night view. Will look at your link to Amazon. Really like how you demonstrated the ground install and flag raise using the telescopeIng feature and the removal. Flags are good size. Also liked the flower bed idea. How did your impatience flowers do during the summer? Our sun is too intense for Impatiences without lots of shade. Really nice and informative video. 😊😊😊
Thanks for the comments. The impatients did ok, but this year I will probably go a different route. I went on vacation for a week and when i returned they were fried due to no rain.
Sweet! Thank you!
Thank you very much!!!!!
My thanks also, great job
Did you cover the bottom of the sleeve you put in the ground so that water and cement didn't work its way into the sleeve?
Thanks that was a very good video I plan on doing this
The finished project looks super nice!
Great job sir. I like the light on top, and I was almost going to buy one, but if the flag was blowing in the wind, the light wouldn't illuminate the flag sufficiently.
Thanks, and Yes you need more light to eliminate on windy days.
Nice video Ray. I don't know if you live near Danora, or Monongahela Pa. That's where my family is from. We live in AZ now but a bunch of cousins are still in Pa.
Wexford, which is 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
Great Video Ray 👍🏿
Very cool job
Thanks for watching
Looks great ! 👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great video thanks
Thank you for this video!
Thanks ray!
Thank you
rays way the goat 🐐
great job sir
very cool
So is 16 inches of the flagpole supposed to stick in the 2 inch PVC tube in the ground?
Yes, the pvc sleeve is fix in the concrete and you slide the pole in and out when you want.
Thanks a lot my .. my flagpole is supposed to be in today hopefully will be up and going by Sunday
I used one 50lb lb bag of Quikrete, hopefully it holds up LOL seems pretty sturdy and I've had some steady gusts. So far so good
They call the ball on top a Truk !
Do you have videos on the Rumble video platform as well?
I have a Rumble account,but I have not loaded any videos on there yet.
Nice video
ty looking for a forever pole, sounds like this one wont last. ty though
Well, for 100 bucks, i expect it will last at least 6 to 7 years. Not forever, but not bad for the money
Nice job
Beautiful
Bauaeutiful sir
I have the same flag you installed. It worked good for about a month. Then it started falling down. It wouldn’t catch when you twist it, it would just keep turning. It’s standing out there about 6 foot tall, no flags on it of course. So I will never purchase that kind again.
Yes, the plastic tabs inside are weak. There is one in the cemetary I have had to rebuild 3 times now over the past 8 years and it's only put up 3 times a year. Titan brand.... flagpolefarm.com sells the replacement parts.
Same. Junk.
@@wolfgrizzer I'm just going to try and glue old bicycle inner tube tire material around each coupling with that weatherproof Gorilla Glue. I can get mine down and keep it whole dropping top down catching the flag unclasping it before it hits the ground then store it on the side of the house if there's bad weather.
Very nice video thank you I don’t find the link on my cell phone. Can you tell me where you bought it and does it look solid and durable? Thank you so much.
Got it off, Amizon. It is gois for the price. It is still hanging in there pretty well. I expect it should last a few more years.
www.amazon.com/dp/B075Z8G6XS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_oZkVEbXVK582P
Excellent
High wind....how's it do. I'm by Wyoming... it blows.
It has some nice flex in it. I have not taken it down in any weather yet but if you get a lot of high winds over 65 mph i would stil with a solid pole. But that is if you do not want to take it out when it get that windy
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Should I get a thicker pvc pipe or is the one they send sufficient? Will only be leaning an inch or 2 above ground. Thanks. Diameter is so of pole so I can get PVC. It’s the collapsible one like this.
The pvc pipe that is supplied with the pole is sufficient to use. I would only heave 1 " above ground. I went deeper and used a schedule 40 attachment to add depth just for security. However it is not needed. Although they suggest back fill dirt and sand. I would thing if you use the supplied pcv pipe and you use concrete. You will be fine. My video was overkill on the process. Good luck.
What an awesome idea. So how long is the sleeve on the extended PVC pipe? I guess my concern is that the designated sleeve wouldn't be buried enough. Any advice?
The extension piece I cut was 13 inches. The top piece would be buried enough l, and you would have no concern if you used PVC glue to bond the too together. Thanks for asking.
@@raysway6050 Poles typically are buried 20 percent of the pole length. Hope this helps
Use one piece of plumbing pvc instead of the sleeve with an extension. This will provide a stronger base and less potential for future failure.
'Merica! 🇺🇸
Great video Job...:)
Just remember your overhead....You don't want to tangle up with power lines.
Far enough away from my lines. Had a fall there previously without a problem.
لم نشاهد عن قرب كيف قمتم بتركيب الجزء الاخير.
100% SEMPER FI
I don't have that much trust in PVC extending that far above concrete. best to have concrete to within an inch of the top of the PVC to prevent the PVC from breaking.
I understand your concern, it has held up well to this point. If it becomes a problem I will update my video. Thanks for watching
@@raysway6050 How much wind do you get? I'm in the open country, not uncommon to have winds in the 30+ steady range.
@@wolfgrizzer I do not get much wind. However the pole says it can withstand winds upto 120mph. I would not trust that. But should handle your regular winds.
@@raysway6050 Mine is in concrete 30" deep, within an inch of the top of the PVC. I got the collar, sits on the concrete to hide the little bit of exposed PVC. I have 2 flags on mine. Had 45 mph wind gusts a few days ago. challenging working in the yard.
Bro, this is overkill to the max.
Go big or go home. Thanks for watching
@@raysway6050 Fair enough my brother!!! 🇺🇸👍💪👍🇺🇸
Not really. There is a side load pressure on those poles like you wouldn't believe when the wind gets really blowing with two flags up there 17-25 feet. Most of us don't have time to baby sit them and take them in every time the wind comes up and we might not be home anyway. I have a Tele-Pole which are very heavy duty telescoping aluminum tubes. My holding pipe is in that deep and has worked well. I'm getting new parts delivered today after 20 years of use. They've ditched the plastic flag holder rings for steel ones with a bearing inside. The plastic ones will work well for years and years but will finally break--usually the top one on a two flag pole.
@@David-oh3rh I have one of those telescoping aluminum poles too and it's worked quite well for a long time many years but finally some of the joints quit locking so I just taped them and you're right about the plastic Rings mine didn't break but they started binding to the aluminum even with some dry silicone spray. And it gets pretty windy here at times 60+ mph gusts, and I worry about my pole snapping so I usually take it all down. But I put a PVC tube that the bottom of the flagpole fits perfectly in, so I just lift the whole thing out and put it away. I also have one of those round flag pole solar lights that's worked really great for at least 6-8 years now with same batteries! 👍💪 FYI: my flag is flying upside down since the Trump decision to show we are in deep distress as a nation
So I did an 18 by 18-inch for my telescopic flagpole, which is 25 feet high, but I've noticed it pitches & rolls when it's windy. How can i stabilize it from moving? Should the boot & cover help?
I should pitch in windy days. You can either lower one section on windy days to reduce the sway. But. I just let it fly at 25ft all the time. I do not worry about it on windy days. I had no problems so far
@Ray's Way I'll take your advice. I was just worried it would tilt over.
How big around is the PVC pipe that you Purchased extra
I bought 2" / SCH 40 fir the extension piece. Thanks for asking.
why wouldnt you just use one piece of pvc instead of joining two together? and you measured 7 inches from the top of the level...not the bottom....does that mattere?
The pvc pipe that comes with the pole is not a standard size. I used the extension just to get more pipe below ground for strength and durability bucause of the loise ground of tge raised flower bed. The extension inside diameter is smaller than the pole
How do you fly 1/2 staff? You secured it to the pole.
To fly half staff you would put the flag in the second flag position. Since, I fly two flags I would need to remove the second flag. Thanks for asking.
I have seen a lot of bad reviews about the light you used. How did it work for you?
It is still working, not as bright as it first was but I have not changed the batteries yet either. Over all I cannot complain for as cheap as it was.
I clicked your 499th "like" for your video. Came across it because I am shopping for a 25 foot telescoping flagpole.
How do you lock it in place to prevent theft?
Thanks BBQ Bill
Well it was made to be removable. I did not consider theft. I would suggest drilling a 3/8" hole in the bottom pole section that you can run a cable lock through and attach it to an eye bolt that you can insert in the concrete base before it sets.
Suggestions for flying at half-staff??
The only option will lower the flag to the second / lower second flag location since you can fly 2 flags at a time.
Just curious as to why you didn't just use one longer piece of pvc, versus adding a union. Thanks for sharing
That was my original plan however, the inside diameter of the PVC was too small based on the wall thickness.
@@raysway6050 I ended up using 3" conduit, schedule 40, but I need a 2 3/8" ID for the one I just installed.
@@jeffreyjohnson9268 how much play do you have? What did you use to fill the gap?
@@raysway6050 I would say it was about a 16th of an inch gap. I cut a piece of the original sleeve off and slide it down one side and it fit perfectly, nice and snug now.
Hi, Just saw this now. We have this flag and pole. We need to take it down but can't "untwist it" to lower it. Any tricks?
I had that issue once. I sprayed wd40 and let it sit be easy with it because it is mesdy Ny when you pit it bCk up it will get everywhere. Do not twist or pkace your hands on the plactic section piece. You may wNt to get another person twist the bottom section while the other twists the upper section. Again, hands need to be on the pole itself. Good luck. Let me know if it worked.
@@raysway6050 Should we twist one way or the other - like righty tighty, lefty loosy"? Told hubby that wasn't the issue.
What do you do if the arrows are not lining up with the hole to lower pole
I am not sure what you are referring to? The pole raises and lowers but a twist to lock mechanism.
Pretty sure you're supposed to take the plastic wrap off the solar panels
Plastic was removed when installed.
I’ve looked all over for the cap you used…where did you get it?
Home depot in the chain link fence section
Gee thanks but that's more than my husband and I can handle. I'd have to hire someone.
How is it holding up. Thanks for the video
It is holding up quite well. I do expect I can get a few more years out of it. But for a hundred some dollars it will not last youever.
I just installed this same flag pole. The telescope won’t stay extended flag pole comes down by end of day. Any thoughts ?
How many section come down? Just one? You deffentntly should not twist tight using the plactistic collars. Try to tighten about 2 to three inches above and below the plastic section collars.
@@raysway6050 thank you , the top 2 sections won’t stay up. We will try your recommendation. Thank you for your help
Is there a way to keep it from being stolen?
I suppose you could drill a hole in post and use a cable lock and attach it to an eye bolt you set in the concrete before it sets.
Do you have to extend the full 25 feet? or can I leave it 20 or 15 feet?
You can adjust to any height you like. It is as easy as a twist of the pole to lock in position. Each section does not have to be fully extended.
I don't want to take up and down all the time
You don't have too. I keep mine up year round.
@@raysway6050 Cool Merry Christmas
@@raysway6050 COOL
is it sturdy when there are strong winds?
No I had one in Tucson az it blue down tin the first strong wind ,bent where it came out of the ground ended up buying a heave duty 3 section 2o ft pole
What flag is that below old glory
Pennsylvania State flag
Do u really need the diameter of the hole that big
No, the directions only require a 12 in wide hole and 18 in deep. Back filled with sand. However on Ray's Way I do things differently and want to make sure the pole is securely in place.
You never explained how to attach the line and flag to the pole.🤨
Sorry about that. The video was mainly on how to install the pole. However. There are no ropes to raise or lower. There are three clips pre-installed that you clip the flag to as you raise each section you twist to tighten as you go to each section. I show this at the end of my video when I am raising the flag.
Ray great video, thank you for sharing. Quick question, do you know if the light is replaceable?
Yes, you can buy replacements uf needed. However. I only had to replace the batteries. I did clean it to remove oxidation
My flag pole holds water. Has anyone had this to happen? Should tap a small hole at the bottom to let water out?
I have not had any issues with where retention. I do not see how it would hurt to drill a hole. However. If the sleeve impeded completely in concrete the water will have no place to go. If it leaves to stone or sand it will drain
How do you fly the flag at half mast?
Move it down to the second flag position. The flag pole allows you to fly 2 flags at a time. Just move it down to the second position.
How has the solar light held up?
Not too bad. However the lights are dimming a bit. The batteries should be replaced.